Abstract: A non-lethal projectile for firing by a firearm by discharging a conventional bullet (5), the non-lethal projectile comprising a body (7), the interior of which contains a bullet trap (15, 22) for the bullet (5) which uses up a considerable part of the kinetic energy of the bullet by friction and deformation and converts a fraction of the kinetic energy into kinetic energy of the projectile. For that purpose the bullet trap consists of a plug (22) and a catching piece (15), wherein the rear part of the plug (22) is a peg (23) that can be inserted into the mouth of the barrel (4). The catching piece (15) is a hollow cylinder, which has a blind bore (17) closed at the front face of the hollow cylinder, the hollow cylinder being pressed for a part of the length thereof into a blind bore (10) of the body (7) that is closed at the front.

Abstract: A non-lethal projectile for firing by a firearm by discharging a conventional bullet (5), the non-lethal projectile comprising a body (7), the interior of which contains a bullet trap (15, 22) for the bullet (5) which uses up a considerable part of the kinetic energy of the bullet by friction and deformation and converts a fraction of the kinetic energy into kinetic energy of the projectile. For that purpose the bullet trap consists of a plug (22) and a catching piece (15), wherein the rear part of the plug (22) is a peg (23) that can be inserted into the mouth of the barrel (4). The catching piece (15) is a hollow cylinder, which has a blind bore (17) closed at the front face of the hollow cylinder, the hollow cylinder being pressed for a part of the length thereof into a blind bore (10) of the body (7) that is closed at the front.

Abstract: A device for reducing the felt effects of recoil in firearms including at least a barrel and a frame, this assembly including a muzzle brake unattachedly disposed around the muzzle portion of a barrel wherein the barrel completely traverses the muzzle brake. The muzzle brake is provided with deflector surfaces for upwardly deflecting pressurized gases generated during the firing of a projectile. The gases are directed against the deflector surfaces through gas outlet openings formed in the portion of the barrel transversing the muzzle brake, these gas outlets aligning with the deflector surfaces. The device further includes a retention means for securely retaining the muzzle brake to the firearm frame in relation to the longitudinal axis of the barrel. Such a device allows for the use of the combustion gases for reducing the effect of recoil, while advantageously avoiding the problems associated with precision alignment of the muzzle brake and the barrel.